H.870
ITU-T Recommendation
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H.870 "Guidelines for safe listening devices/systems"[1] (formerly F.SLD) is an ITU-T Recommendation,[2][3] developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization. It specifies standards for safe listening to prevent hearing loss and was first approved in 2018.[4] In March 2022, version 2 was approved and published. [5]
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| H.870 | |
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| Guidelines for safe listening devices/systems | |
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| Status | In force |
| Year started | 2018 |
| Latest version | 1.1 9 March 2019 |
| Organization | ITU-T |
| Committee | ITU-T Study Group 16 (Secretary: Simao Campos) |
| Related standards | V.18, H.810 |
| Domain | Sound, Hearing loss |
| License | Freely available |
| Website | https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.870 |
Apps
Toolkit
In order to ensure widespread implementation of this standard, WHO, ITU-T and ITU-D’s Digital Inclusion Programme developed a Toolkit for Safe Listening Devices and Systems.
Inter-Agency Collaboration on Digital Health
H.870 and the work on safe listening is part of the Inter-Agency Collaboration between the ITU and the World Health Organization on Digital health, which is undertaken primarily through ITU-T Study Group 16 and the ITU-WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (FG-AI4H).